Grindstone vs Smock

A side-by-side comparison of Grindstone and Smock: population, income, housing, and more.

Grindstone and Smock are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grindstone has the higher population (592 vs 479 in Smock). Smock has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $97,300 in Grindstone). Since 2019, Grindstone's population has grown faster (-1.2% vs -6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Grindstone	Smock
Population	592	479
Median age	32.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,964
Median home value	$97,300	$107,000
Median gross rent	$1,064	—
Housing units	325	350
Homeownership rate	50.4%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grindstone	Smock
Population	599 → 592 (-1.2%)	511 → 479 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$33,860 → $42,955 (+26.9%)	$52,250 → $46,964 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $97,300 (+39.6%)	$90,800 → $107,000 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,064 (+44.2%)	$919 → $862 (-6.2%)

Grindstone

Population

599592

Median household income

$33,860$42,955

Median home value

$69,700$97,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,064

Smock

Population

511479

Median household income

$52,250$46,964

Median home value

$90,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$919$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grindstone	Smock
Under 5	9.5%	10.6%
5 to 17	8.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	24.2%	17.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	5.7%	20.9%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	18.4%	4.0%
75 and over	5.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grindstone	Smock
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grindstone	Smock
No high school diploma	14.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	48.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grindstone	Smock
Drove alone	100.0%	91.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grindstone	Smock
1-unit, detached	68.0%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	19.4%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Grindstone	Smock
Poverty rate	19.6%	16.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938